A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 85-1154363Arts and culture

Who funds Mountain State Spotlight Inc?

11 private foundations gave Mountain State Spotlight Inc in Charleston, WV $952,267 across 30 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

30 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Fitzsimmons FoundationWheeling, WV 2025

    General Purposes

    $1,000
  2. Deitzler Foundation IncVienna, WV 2025

    Support non-profit WV newsroom

    $1,000
  3. Shott-Baker Family Foundation IncBluefield, WV 2025

    Charitable

    $1,000
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $125,000
  5. Jonathan Logan Family FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    2024 election listening tours

    $25,000
  6. Henry L Kimelman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Deitzler Foundation IncVienna, WV 2024

    Support non-profit WV newsroom

    $1,000
  8. Shott-Baker Family Foundation IncBluefield, WV 2024

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Charlies Choice FoundationBruceton Mills, WV 2024

    General operating

    $1,000
  10. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable purpose

    $206
  11. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $275,000
  12. Henry L Kimelman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Deitzler Foundation IncVienna, WV 2023

    Support non-profit WV newsroom

    $1,000
  14. Shott-Baker Family Foundation IncBluefield, WV 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  15. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable purpose

    $500
  16. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable purpose

    $257
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $175,000
  18. Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2022

    General operating

    $50,000
  19. The Galloway Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2022

    See attachment -donationpdf

    $20,000
  20. Henry L Kimelman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  21. Deitzler Foundation IncVienna, WV 2022

    Support non-profit WV newsroom

    $1,000
  22. Shott-Baker Family Foundation IncBluefield, WV 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable purpose

    $154
  24. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable purpose

    $50
  25. Claude Worthington Benedum FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    For mountain state spotlight online news outlet to: engage with communities, enhance local journalism, and access to information, to increase the ability of west virginians to collaborate for positive change

    $90,000
  26. Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2021

    Mountain state spotlight ($50,000); 50000.00; 04/28/2022

    $50,000
  27. The Galloway Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2021

    See attachment - donationpdf

    $30,000
  28. Fitzsimmons FoundationWheeling, WV 2021

    General purposes

    $1,000
  29. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable purpose

    $100
  30. Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2020

    Mountain state spotlight; 50000.00; 04/26/2021

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Charleston, WV and are not among Mountain State Spotlight Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 58 grants Preselected only $8,884 to similar organizations
  2. Maier Foundation IncCharleston, WV 43 grants Accepts applications $636,666 to similar organizations
  3. Truist West Virginia Foundation IncOrlando, FL 31 grants Accepts applications $313,500 to similar organizations
  4. Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation IncCharleston, WV 16 grants Accepts applications $122,600 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 13 grants Accepts applications $6,846 to similar organizations
  6. Bernard H and Blanche E Jacobson FoundationCharleston, WV 20 grants Accepts applications $150,000 to similar organizations
  7. Cecil I Walker Charitable TROrlando, FL 15 grants Preselected only $400,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Jeanne G Hamilton and Lawson W Hamilton Jr Family Foundation IncLewisburg, WV 23 grants Preselected only $173,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1154363 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.